Search for lottery speaker:Erin McGreehan (KildareStreet.com)

Seanad: Future of Gambling Regulation: Statements (23 Apr 2021): Erin McGreehan: ...people falling down the rabbit hole of gambling addiction. Recent research found that 40,000 people in Ireland have a gambling addiction. More than 40% of the adult population plays the national lottery regularly and approximately 12% of adults bet with a bookmaker weekly. As a non-gambler, I find that phenomenal. Each year, €5 billion is gambled. That is approximately...
Seanad: School Transport, Leaving Certificate 2020 and Reopening of Schools: Statements (24 Sep 2020): Erin McGreehan: ...difficulties with school transport. Every year we have a mess. The Minister has inherited this problem or tradition.Some buses take some children on concession tickets, and there is an unfair lottery system that penalises some parents at several points. I am aware that the Minister has a comprehensive answer about social distancing on post-primary school transport but does she have a...

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